crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-əm 
ˌkre-
plural crematoria
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtȯr-ē-ə
ˌkre-
or crematoriums
: an establishment or structure in which the bodies of the dead are cremated
He had two funerals in the morning, both bodies due for the crematorium afterward …—
Jack Higgins
Jack HigginsThe depositions enabled the commission to gather further evidence from coroners and from the files in morgues, mortuaries and crematoriums.—Alfred Stepan
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In October, 2000, Gerald Cook, a driver for a gas company in northwestern Georgia, was delivering propane to a crematorium that was not on his route; the usual driver had been too scared.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Schütte seems to enjoy the possibility that some might gaze at this model and see a museum, not a crematorium.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The facility had a cafeteria that could serve four hundred, a television studio, and a trash incinerator that could do double duty as a crematorium.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In one crematorium, the heat of the ovens burning uninterrupted for so long has melted iron grills.
—Mandakini Gahlot, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2021
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Schütte seems to enjoy the possibility that some might gaze at this model and see a museum, not a crematorium.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
The facility had a cafeteria that could serve four hundred, a television studio, and a trash incinerator that could do double duty as a crematorium.
—Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
In one crematorium, the heat of the ovens burning uninterrupted for so long has melted iron grills.
—Mandakini Gahlot, Foreign Affairs, 28 Apr. 2021
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“Crematorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crematorium. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm
ˌkrem-ə-,
-ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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crematorium
noun
cre·ma·to·ri·um
ˌkrē-mə-ˈtōr-ē-əm, ˌkrem-ə-, -ˈtȯr-
plural crematoriums or crematoria
-ē-ə
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